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Wormwood Pug Moth larva (Eupithecia absinthiata)
Watch the first few seconds of the video below and you may understand why it took me a while to realise what this alien-looking thing actually was?
It was truly fascinating to watch as it arched and looped its way around the hemp agrimony upon which I found it.
The wormwood pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is a common species across the Palearctic region as well as North America. The species flies at night in June and July and is attracted to light.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Philip Booker
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Uploaded Sep 11, 2021. Captured Sep 4, 2021 12:51 in 65 Crespin Way, Brighton BN1 7FL, UK.
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